"Sunshine on Leith" is a ballad by Scottish folk rock duo the Proclaimers.[2] Released in 1988, it is the title-track and second single from their album Sunshine on Leith.
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Single by the Proclaimers | ||||
from the album Sunshine on Leith | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 5:14[1] | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
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Producer(s) | Pete Wingfield | |||
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"Sunshine on Leith" is played frequently at Easter Road Stadium by Edinburgh-based football team Hibernian F.C., of whom the band are supporters.[3]
Bill Wyman of the Chicago Reader commented that the song, which he thought to be "a cross between a hymn and an Eagles tune", "genuinely reaches," describing the track as a "'I'm in love and happy to ever have been born' tearjerker".[4]
In June 2018, "Sunshine on Leith" was voted the UK's favourite football anthem as part of the "Football Anthems World Cup" by Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6.[2]
The song featured on the BBC Radio 4 series Soul Music on 15 December 2020.[5]
A 2018 interview by The Courier revealed that Craig Reid opined "Sunshine on Leith" to be the "best [song] he's ever written".[6]
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 41 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | Silver | 200,000![]() |
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The Best Of album, due for release in the UK on May 13, features 20 songs drawn from the duo’s 15-year career, including Sunshine On Leith, their famous anthem which is regularly played at Easter Road, home of their beloved Hibernian Football Club.
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